Mid-life career swerves don?t come much bigger than Matias Corea?s. The Barcelona native co-founded Behance, the world’s largest online creative network. But he then left the company to ride from New York to Patagonia on board a BMW R80G/S Paris-Dakar.
A book about the journey followed?Two Wheels South?and Matias now uses his multi-faceted skills to customize classic BMW motorcycles under the banner of Brooklyn-based Myth Motor.

Long distance riding is in Matias? blood, and Myth Motor gives other riders the tools to create their own memories. ?The core idea is to enable adventures on these beautiful airheads we love so much,? says Matias.
?Some dream of a six-month intercontinental journey, and some want smaller two-week journeys from time to time. Others prefer the thrill of peeling off for the weekend into the dirt roads of their home state.?
?In the beginning, I was focused on building a machine that would be perfect for the long-distance adventure traveler. But I saw the opportunity to expand the offering to three different types of setups?Touring and Enduro, as well as Adventure.?
This particular bike was built for Eric Della Vedova, a man who is passionate about BMW. He owns a stock 1985 R80 G/S, but wanted more power, better handling, and a better riding position.

?Eric is 6’2″ and the stock airheads are a size too small,? says Matias. ?So, he asked me to build his next touring machine.? The donor bike was to be a 1984 R80 ST, the dual sp...